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Rich Hodges

Career

Prior to commencing pupillage, Rich worked for four years at a leading law firm specialising in crime and extradition cases. He undertook cases in the Magistrates’ Court, the High Court, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and the European Court of Human Rights.

Rich has worked as a Fellow at the law reform and Human Rights organisation, JUSTICE. He contributed to reports on matters concerning criminal justice, including the prosecution of sexual offences, the youth justice system and remand decision-making in the Magistrates’ Court.

Rich became a tenant of Chambers in April 2024 following the conclusion of a successful pupillage.

Education

BA, History – St. Edmund’s College, University of Cambridge

Graduate Diploma in Law – BPP Waterloo

Master of Laws (LLM), Criminal Justice – Queen Mary, University of London

Bar Professional Training Course – City Law School

Awards:

State School BPTC Scholarship – The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple

2019 Law Reform Essay Competition Prize Winner – The Bar Council

Criminal Justice Programme Prize (highest overall mark on the LLM) – Queen Mary, University of London

JUSTICE Scholarship Award – The Kalisher Trust